Dr Eirini Dimidi is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Nutritional Sciences, King’s College London. She has been a registered dietitian and nutritionist since 2011, after completing a BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics and a MSc in Clinical and Public Health Nutrition. This was followed by a PhD from King’s College London where she investigated the use and impact of probiotics in clinical outcomes and the gut microbiota in people with chronic constipation.

Dr Dimidi is leading research on nutrition-based interventions, including plant-based diets, fibre, prebiotics, probiotics, and the low FODMAP diet, in gut function and dysfunction (e.g. constipation). She is also investigating the mechanisms through which nutritional interventions affect immune and mental health via the gut microbiome. Other research interests include exploring patients’ experiences and perceptions of gut diseases. Her research is funded through a number of sources, including the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

She has published in a number of peer-reviewed nutrition and gastroenterology journals, and has presented her work in national and international conferences. Dr Dimidi was awarded the prestigious 2023 Nutrition Society Cuthbertson Medal in recognition of her research that advanced clinical nutrition and improved patient care. She also received the 2022 ISAPP Glenn Gibson Early Career Research Prize for her research on probiotics, prebiotics and fermented foods, as well as the 2021 Rising Star and 2020 Elizabeth Washington awards by the British Dietetic Association.